Dimapur, March 31 (MExN): The NSCN-K (Niki Group) has reiterated that the Naga political movement was conceived with the ideology to work for the rights of Nagas, inclusive of all Naga inhabited areas. “The NSCN/GPRN, since its inception have stood firm on the belief and principle of a unified Naga Nation, with the publicly stated commitment of defending our inherent political rights,” NSCN-K (Niki Group) stated through its MIP on Thursday.
It clarified that the NSCN-K led by Gen Niki Sumi and Startson Lamkang is “not under any illusion or confusion as to our objective of attaining an inclusive political goal spanning across the Naga inhabited areas.” It asserted, “Our collective leadership has always maintained the stance of NSCN/GPRN that we heed to the clarion call of the Nagas for an inclusive political settlement, discarding the artificial boundaries imposed against our will by the colonialist.”
NSCN-K (Niki Group) expressed regret “to learn of the divisive and disintegrating policy of some misguided groups such as ZUF who have started to divide the Nagas lands with jurisdictional divisions based on so called Indian states of Assam, Arunachal, Manipur and Nagaland. The ZUF making frivolous statements mentioning ‘Nagaland based faction' and along the same lines using 'jurisdiction' and 'infiltration' reeks of Indian policy of divide and rule.”
“Is the ZUF challenging the wishes and aspiration of the Naga people?” the NSCN-K (Niki Group) asked while adding “Their approach to Naga people's aspiration is subtly inclined towards the divisive policy of the adversaries that have created artificial boundary demarcation which geographically and physically divide our people; adamantly making attempts to disintegrate our people and lands.”
“All section of Naga society should seriously ponder on the ZUF’s jurisdictional view of the Nagas and our lands; when all people desire to live as one people with one common goal to achieve,” it stated.
Stating that “Naga Political Groups must not encourage the notion of maintaining its jurisdiction of operation or function,” it said, “NSCN/GPRN has made immense sacrifices and contributions in our quest to ascertain and achieve inherent and inalienable political rights, not for a particular Naga tribe or a particular jurisdiction but for the entire Naga people across all Naga inhabited lands. Creation of self claimed jurisdictions and areas for self-benefit with vested motives will not do any good towards building a nation of Unified Nagas, but will only lead to fragmentation of Naga people. Most NPGs have wrong impression that “yours is ours and mine is mine”.”
It stated that the NSCN-K (Niki Group) will “not succumb to the motives of the adversaries which are hell bent to sow discord among the Nagas but will steadfastly follow the common ideology of the Naga people of attaining a common unified Naga nation for Christ.” It also pledged “sacrosanct commitment to God and our people for a Nation dedicated to Christ.”
